Defy
Calvin Klein · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2021
≈ $70 · 100ml · approx. retail
A 2021 minimalist woody-aromatic by Anne Flipo, Pascal Gaurin and Loc Dong, built on a tight bergamot-lavender-vetiver-amber structure and fronted by Richard Madden.
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French · 43 in collection
Anne Flipo is a French master perfumer at IFF, where she has worked since 2004 and earned the rare Master Perfumer designation. Born in Picardy, she is admired for luminous, natural-feeling florals and her work across both designer and artisanal lines.
See their fragrances →Vietnamese-American · 12 in collection
Born in Vietnam in 1972 and trained in Holzminden, Loc Dong is widely cited as the first Asian fine-fragrance perfumer in the industry and a senior perfumer at IFF in New York. He is known for a fresh, modern command of synthetic materials.
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Based on shared notes and accords — cheaper picks are flagged.
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